I Like To Juggle With One Ball

It Was The Challenge Of That That I Found Daunting, But Also Engaging And Interesting [to Play Maigret].

Itv And The Production Company Contacted Me And Asked If I Fancied Playing The Role [of Maigret]. It Took Me A Long Time To Decide To Do It. In Fact, I Decided Not To. I Thought About It For Some Weeks, And Thought 'perhaps Not' And It Went Away For A While, And Then It Sort Of Came Back. They Said 'are You Sure You Don't Want To Play Him?', So I Thought About It For A Lot Longer Again, And Eventually Decided That I Would.

Marketing Is What Gets You Noticed.

I Have Always Regarded Mr. Bean As A Timeless, Ageless Character, And I Would Rather He Be Remembered As A Character Mostly In His 30s And 40s.

Loved The Show As A Child And Felt I Could Not Do It Justice. [on Turning Down The Role Of The New Doctor Who